Kobe SALAD (Kobe University Summer School of Asian Law and Dispute Management)
We are pleased to announce that our 2025 summer program will be held face to face. Following several years of online sessions, we are excited to welcome everyone in Kobe again. While some lectures may be delivered remotely by international academics and law practitioners, all participants are expected to attend the program in person.
This event is over.
Program
Update: 28 August 2025 PDF
- Session 1: Recent Developments of International Arbitration
| 1. 1 Sept, Mon | Evolving Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Judge Fumiyasu Miyazaki (Nagoya High Court, Japan) |
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| 2. 1 Sept, Mon | Double Track or Uniform Track: Judicial Review of Foreign Arbitral Award in China Prof. Zhang Zhengyi (Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, PRC) |
| 3. 1 Sept, Mon | Annulment/Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in the Korean Courts Judge Min Kyung Kim (Incheon District Court, South Korea) |
| 4. 1 Sept, Mon | Recent Development and Practice of International Arbitration in Hong Kong Professor Anselmo Reyes (Anselmo Reyes KK, Japan) |
| 5. 2 Sept, Tue | Developments in Arbitration: Japan’s Progress and Global Trends Mr. Michael Mroczek (Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law, Japan) |
| 6. 2 Sept, Tue | Recent Developments in Commercial Arbitration in Singapore Prof. Yip Man (Singapore Management University, Singapore) |
| 7. 2 Sept, Tue | Arbitration in the Middle East—Differences, Developments and Drivers Mr. Kevin Lee (Twenty Essex, Singapore) |
| 8. 2 Sept, Tue | Introduction to ICSID Arbitration and Mediation Mr. Yuichiro Omori (ICSID) |
| 9. 2 Sept, Tue | Recent Developments in International Arbitration Legislation and Practice in Uzbekistan Prof. Otabek Narziev (Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan) |
- Session 2: Sports-related Disputes and Arbitration
| 1. 3 Sept, Wed | Introduction to Sports Arbitration - its Origin and Development in the Japanese Context Mr. Shoichi Sugiyama (Field-R Law Offices, Japan) |
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| 2. 3 Sept, Wed | Sports Dispute Resolution: What’s at Stake and Why It Concerns Us All Assist. Prof. Animesh Bordoloi (Jindal Global Law School, India) |
| 3. 3 Sept, Wed | Introduction to Sports Arbitration Dr. Christopher Boog (Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland) |
- Session 3: Mediation Workshop
| 1. 3 Sept, Wed | Introduction to International Commercial Mediation Ms. Sala Sihombing (Conflict Change Consulting, Hong Kong) |
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- Session 4: Data Protection and Privacy
| 1. 4 Sept, Thurs | Setting the Stage: Global Data Protection and Privacy in 2025 Mr. Adrian Mak (Stanford Law School, US) |
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| 2. 4 Sept, Thurs | US Privacy and AI updates Dr. Yan Luo (Covington & Burling, US) |
| 3. 4 Sept, Thurs | Tech Statutory Obsolescence: Lessons from the GDPR Prof. Florence G'sell (Stanford University, US) |
| 4. 4 Sept, Thurs | Overview of Data Protection and Privacy regime in PRC Mr Adam Au (Toys"R"Us Asia, Hong Kong) |
| 5. 4 Sept, Thurs | An Overview of Privacy and Data Protection Law in Japan Prof. Nobuyuki Sato (Chuo University, Japan) |
- Session 5: Climate Change Litigation
| 1. 5 Sept, Fri | Key developments in Climate and Environmental Litigation: international tribunals, transnational litigation, and corporate accountability Ms. Elizabeth Wu (Transnational Governance Lawyer, Singapore) |
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| 2. 5 Sept, Fri | Climate Litigation in Japan Ms. Mie Asaoka (President of Kiko Network and Attorney at law, Japan) |
| 3. 5 Sept, Fri | The Impact of the International Court of Justice Climate Change Advisory Opinion on the Future of European Climate Change Litigation Prof. Francesco Sindico (University of Strathclyde Law School, UK) |
| 4. 5 Sept, Fri | Climate Litigation in India Prof. Stellina Jolly (South Asian University, India) |
Mission of Kobe SALAD
This program is designed to help students better understand the diversity of legal systems and social cultures in Asia. Its goal is to build inclusive and mutually beneficial relationships among lawyers in the next generation.
Through lectures and workshops given by excellent academics and practitioners from various places and backgrounds, students will learn the value of sustainable diversity in legal cultures and how productive relationships can be constructed under these circumstances.
Date
1-5 September 2025
Language
English
Registration & Participation
Please send an email by Friday, 25 August 2025 to Kobe LL.M. (KIMAP in Global Business Law) including the following information: full name, nationality, email address, affiliation, and whether you will be attending (1) all the sessions or (2) only some sessions (with the dates to attend).
Certificate
The certificate of attendance will be given to participants who attend in person all the sessions.
Venue
Presentation Hall
3F, Frontier Hall for Social Sciences (Map No. 29)
Rokkodai 1st Campus, Kobe University
2-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Contact
Kobe LL.M. (KIMAP in Global Business Law)
Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
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